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Union Budget 2026-27 garners praise for linking education with employment

India, Feb. 2 -- The union budget 2026-27 - presented by finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman - lays strong emphasis on education, skills development, and employment-oriented reforms; signalling a tran... Read More


Delhi HC reserves order on Centre's Plea against CAT relief to IRS Officer Sameer Wankhede

New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- The Delhi High Court on Monday reserved its verdict on a petition filed by the Union of India challenging a Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) order that had quashed disciplina... Read More


Jalandhar's Adampur airport renamed after Guru Ravidas

Jalandhar/Ludhiana, Feb. 2 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday renamed the Adampur airport in Jalandhar as Sri Guru Ravidas Maharaj Ji Airport, fulfilling a long-pending demand raised by various... Read More


Equities snap two-session losing streak on budget assessment, Nifty retakes 25,050

Mumbai, Feb. 2 -- Equity benchmarks staged a sharp comeback on Monday, breaking a two-session slide as investors weighed the union budget's implications for market sentiment and capital flows. Buying ... Read More


Rajasthan DyCM Diya Kumari hails Union Budget, says "presented with aim of laying foundation of Viksit Bharat"

Jaipur, Feb. 2 -- Rajasthan Deputy Chief Minister Diya Kumari, on Monday, hailing the 2026-27 Union Budget, underlined the country's progress toward the aim of "Viksit Bharat" Speaking with ANI, Diya... Read More


Union budget evokes mixed response from Ludhiana industry

Ludhiana, Feb. 2 -- The Union budget 2026, presented by the Indian government on Sunday, elicited a mixed response from industry leaders and political figures in Ludhiana, particularly from the MSME s... Read More


"Oil purchases from Russia dropped sharply because of US threat:" P Chidambaram on Donald Trump's remarks on India's oil purchase from Venezuela

New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- Congress leader P Chidambaram has asserted that India should be able to buy oil from any source, wherever it is available. The senior Congress leader was responding to a question ... Read More


Pakistan's National Finance Commission stalls as key working groups remain inactive

Islamabad, Feb. 2 -- Nearly two months after its inaugural session amid high expectations, Pakistan's National Finance Commission (NFC) appears to have stalled, with its second meeting, initially plan... Read More


KCR is not above law, says TPCC chief on Telangana phone tapping case

Hyderabad, Feb. 2 -- After an intense grilling session by the Telangana Special Investigation Team (SIT) of Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) supremo and former chief minister K Chandrashekhar Rao (KCR) on... Read More


Modi: Union budget focuses on empowering country's 'annadata'

Jalandhar, Feb. 2 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday that the Union budget will empower the poor, increase the income of farmers and boost the Make in India initiative. Addressing a gathe... Read More